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The Fernvale Limestone is a
geologic formation A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
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dating back to the Ordovician period.


Paleontology


Brachiopods

*'' Lepidocyclus'' :''L. cooperi'' :''L. oblongus''


Conodont Conodonts (Greek ''kōnos'', "cone", + ''odont'', "tooth") are an extinct group of agnathan (jawless) vertebrates resembling eels, classified in the class Conodonta. For many years, they were known only from their tooth-like oral elements, which ...
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Acodus ''Acodus'' is an extinct genus of conodonts. Species * ''A. acutus'' * ''A. campanula'' * ''A. crassus'' * ''A. delicatus'' * ''A. deltatus'' * ''A. erectus'' * ''A. firmus'' * ''A. jonesi'' * ''A. kechikaensis'' * ''A. neodeltatus'' * ''A. ...
'' : ''A. unicostatus'' * '' Acontiodus'' : ''A. alveolaris'' * '' Ambalodus'' : ''A. triangularis'' * '' Amorphognatus'' : ''A. ordovicica'' * '' Aphelognathus'' : ''A. polita'' * '' Belodina'' : ''B. compressa'' : ''B. inclinata'' : ''B. ornata'' : ''B. penna'' : ''B. profunda'' * '' Cordylodus'' : ''C. delicatus'' : ''C. flexuosus'' * '' Dichognathus'' : ''D. brevis'' : ''D. scotti'' : ''D. typica'' * '' Distacodus'' : ''D. falcatus'' * '' Drepanodus'' : ''D. homocurvatus'' : ''D. suberectus'' * '' Eoligonodina'' : ''E. delicata'' * '' Icriodella'' : ''I. superba'' * '' Keislognathus'' : ''K. gracilis'' * '' Oistodus'' : ''O. abundans'' : ''O. inclinatus'' : ''O. parallelus'' : ''O. venustus'' * '' Ozarkodina'' : ''O. inclinata'' : ''O. tenuis'' * '' Paltodus'' : ''P. trigonius'' * '' Panderodus'' : ''P. compressus'' : ''P. ellisoni'' : ''P. fornicalis'' : ''P. gracilis'' : ''P. homosimilaris'' : ''P. panderi'' : ''P. simplex'' : ''P. sulcatus'' * '' Phragmodus'' : ''P. undatus'' * '' Prioniodina'' : ''P. furcata'' * '' Rhynchognathodus'' : ''R. divaricatus'' : ''R. typicus'' * '' Sagittodontus'' : ''S. robustus'' * '' Scolopodus'' : ''S. insculptus'' * '' Trichonodella'' : ''T. exacta'' : ''T. diminuta'' : ''T. tenuis'' * '' Zygognathus'' : ''Z. curvata'' : ''Z. mira''


See also

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Arkansas, U.S. Sites See also * Paleontology in Arkansas References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas Arkansas Stratigraphi ...
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Tennessee, U.S. Sites See also * Paleontology in Tennessee References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee Tennessee Stratig ...
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Paleontology in Arkansas Paleontology in Arkansas refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the United States, U.S. state of Arkansas. The fossil Fossil record, record of Arkansas spans from the Ordovician to the Eocene. Nearly all of ...
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Paleontology in Tennessee Paleontology in Tennessee refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Tennessee. During the early part of the Paleozoic era, Tennessee was covered by a warm, shallow sea. This sea was home to br ...


References

* Ordovician Arkansas Ordovician geology of Tennessee Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits {{Tennessee-geologic-formation-stub